Jarred Bossio, a junior from Olympia, Wash., and Kayla Mortellaro, a junior from Phoenix, Ariz., are the Verizon Western Athletic Conference Golfers of the Month for September.

Bossio opened the fall season with a runner-up finish at the Palouse Cougar Collegiate with a 13-under 203 (68-65-70), Sept. 13-14. He finished two strokes behind his teammate, Damian Telles, in the field of 88 that included 15 teams. The Vandals finished in second place as a team. Bossio then took third place at the Kikkor Golf Husky Invitational with a 5-under 211 (75-73-63), Sept. 20-21. His third round score of 63 tied the course record at Washington National and helped Idaho to a fifth place finish in the 14-team field. Bossio led all WAC golfers with a 69.0 average for the month and is ranked seventh nationally by GolfStat.com.

Mortellaro won her first tournament and tied for first in the second. She won by two strokes at the Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic with a 9-under 207 (70-67-70), Sept. 13-14. She then tied for top honors in the WSU Cougar Cup, Sept. 20-22. Mortellaro opened the second tournament with a first round 80, but then responded with back-to-back 70s to record the low rounds of the tournament. She was 4-over for the three rounds (220-80-70-70). Mortellaro had a 71.2 stroke average for the month, the best of any WAC golfer. She is ranked 27th nationally.